There are some benefits to whole grains over white grains and there are some negatives such as higher antinutrient levels in whole grains. Brown rice is marginally better than white rice and marginally inferior to potatos and vastly inferior to any fibrous vegetable or meat.

Your body treats all grains like sugar, it's just a matter of how fast or how slow the insulin response is.

Edit: From a GI point of view, brown rice and white rice are about the same. They are lower than potatoes. You have to consider the entire nutritional package. Opt for brocolli or spinach instead.

I wonder how often the anti-nutrients in whole grains prevents the body from absorbing the key nutrients like iron and calcium, etc. Especially if the bulk of your foods are whole grains. I think past human civilization, grains were prepared different and the effect is supposedly neutralized when soaking grains and legumes. I think this would be especially concerning regarding female vegetarians, who are told to eat eat eat whole grain products vs white. Vegetarians seem more likely to believe that long distance running is the best form of exercise too...which even furthers the problem. I wouldn't even mention this but I just heard not too long ago that vegetarians are increasing rapidly in the past couple years.

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